...We can become poets of experience. We can choose to seek out moments of glory as a path to open our hearts, which will naturally infuse us with joy. A poet observes inner and outer life closely and transposes the observations into words. Every moment could find its way into a poem, even just five words. Its a question of intention, a commitment to witnessing life through a lens of wonder, which also means a lens of love. And its not only the noticing but the act of writing it down that opens us to a felt experience of gratitude:... ...Noticing wonder and offering praise isnt just about focusing on what we normally think of as good and beautiful. Rather, its recognizing that there is good and beauty in everything, from a sleepless night to a poor report at work. This is a difficult concept to wrap our minds around as were deeply conditioned to seek only the positive and comfortable aspects of life. ... finding wonder in each moment or experience is another way of saying yes to life: yes to beauty, yes to scarlet and gold leaves of autumn, yes to the light in your childs face, yes to the cat curled on your lap and yes to illness, yes to natural disasters, yes to conflict, yes to pain. Its a way of shifting out of habitual resistance and developing a practice that allows us to step into the flow of the river of our lives....
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:51:52 +0000
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